William Badger ( – buried 18 January 1629) was the member of

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for

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in the parliament of 1597.BADGER, William (c.1523-1629), of Winchester, Hants.
''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 4 July 2017. Son of Robert Badger, a brewer of

, Badger became an attorney, practicing law in his native city. He was a freeman of Winchester by 1551, borough chamberlain in 1553 –1555, and mayor three times, in 1572–73, 1586–87, and 1597–98. He was classified as a "papist" (i.e.

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) in 1572, but was still legally consulted by the

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afterward. He was clerk of the lands of the diocese in 1575, and acted jointly with his son Robert in this capacity from 1580. He contributed £50 towards the Armada fund in April 1589. In parliament he sat on a committee with other lawyers to consider a bill concerning tillage, appointed on 13 December 1597. As burgess for Winchester he also had the opportunity of serving on a committee dealing with bread in January 1598. He died

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, and was buried in

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on 18 January 1629. Administration of his estate was granted to his daughter Grace on 2 February 1630. His biographer in the

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, A.B. Rosen, writes: "Though it is stretching credulity to have a man make his first appearance in Parliament aged over 70 and live to be a centenarian, the evidence in Badger’s case seems conclusive, both as regards its known dates and the absence of any break in career which might imply confusion between namesakes."

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Members of Parliament for Winchester English MPs 1597–1598 Year of birth uncertain 1520s births 1629 deaths Mayors of Winchester English centenarians Men centenarians {{16thC-England-MP-stub